Series Description: This program is part of our Buddhist Chaplaincy Training curriculum but is also appropriate for anyone wishing to explore how to be of service from a place of practice.

In this series, Alan asks how we attend to the needs of people in crisis, particularly when these people are part of “marginalized” populations. Working in jails, prisons, hospitals, and other institutional settings, we are meeting at the intersection of personal difficulty and structural violence. The rough edges of systemic suffering are facts of life; it is easy to fall into anger, hopelessness, or despair.

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Katie Loncke

Our pleasure! Thanks, Maia! It’s lovely to see the interconnected web of engaged Buddhist teachers and organizations. As a younger student, it makes me feel glad to be part of what is in many ways its own tradition, or tendency. Your leadership has been a big part of that inspiration for me, as well. News already known! :)

Secret Buddhist Bryant Terry

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